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| The Homeless Man |
It was a cold winter's day that Sunday. The parking lot to the church
was filling up quickly. I noticed as I got out of my car that fellow
church members were whispering among themselves as they walked to the
church. As I got closer I saw a man leaned up against the wall outside
the church. He was almost laying down as if he was asleep. He had on
a long trench coat that was almost in shreds and a hat topped his
head, pulled down so you could not see his face. He wore shoes that
looked 30 years old, too small for his feet with holes all over them,
his toes stuck out. I assumed this man was homeless, and asleep, so I
walked on by through the doors of the church.
We all fellowshipped for a few minutes, and someone brought up the man
laying outside. People snickered and gossiped but no one bothered to
ask him to come in, including me. A few moments later church began.
We all waited for the Preacher to take his place and to give us the
Word, when the doors to the church opened.
In came the homeless man walking down the aisle with his head down.
People gasped and whispered and made faces. He made his way down the
aisle and up onto the pulpit he took off his hat and coat. My heart
sank. There stood our preacher...he was the "homeless man." No one
said a word.
The preacher took his Bible and laid it on the stand. "Folks, I don't
think I have to tell you what I am preaching about today." Then he
started singing the words to this song. "If I can help somebody as I
pass along. If I can cheer somebody with a word or song. If I can
show somebody that he's traveling wrong. Then my living shall not be
in vain."
"IS YOUR LIVING IN VAIN?"
"To God Be The Glory" |
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